Laundry apparatus.



H. BRAUNLICH.

LAUNNDRY APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I4. Isls.

1,254,972. Patend Jan. 29,1918.

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LAUNDRY-APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I4. Isle.

1,254,972. Patented 29, 1918.

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ZIZ ZZ/ TED .STATES Ormea.

"HENBI'BRANLICH, or DAVENPORT, IOWA.

LAUNDRY APPARATUS.-

f following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to the lletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in laundry apparatus and consists of the mat.`

ters' hereinafter described and more parvticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a. hand operated laundry apparatus adapted for doniesticuse, whereby the operation of Wash-ing the clothes and the ,operation of extracting the Water from the clothes, may be carried on with different batchesv of clothes at thesame time and by means of a singe prime moving lever. In ycarrying out the invention I adopt a water extracting device or wringer of the centrifugal type, which is operated at a relatively high rateof speed and acts as a. balance Wheel or flywheel yfor the gearing that operates the washing machine. 4

The advantages of my improved laundry apparatus will appear more fully as I proceed with my specification.

In the drawings y Figure 1 is a vieu7 in front elevation of a laundry apparatus, made in accordance With my invention.

Fig. 2-is a top plan view-thereof.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, the plane of the 'section being indicated'by the line 3-3 'ofFig 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 4 4 ofFig. 1.'

Referring now in detail to that embodiment of my inventionillustrated in the ac-- companying drawings:10 indicates a supporting bench Which carries at `)ne end a washing machine and at its other end a centrifugal Wringer [which is adapte-d to receive the clothing after having been operated upon by the washing machine, to extract the water therefrom. Said bench is made in .the form` of an open rectangular frame,

Specication of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 29, 191s.

Application led January 14. 1918. Serial No. 72,051.

and transverse end members 12 and 13 respectively, and. supporting legs 14 and 15 arranged m pairs' fixed to 'said frame at the corners thereof.

Intermediate said end members 13 and 14',

s'aid frame is provided with a transverse brace member 16 which also forms a part of the support for the Washing machine.

17 indicates as a whole a washing machine which is mounted upon ,that end of the frame 10 supported by the legs 15, and

clips 18 secure the sametothe longitudinalv members 11, 11, the end member 13 and the intermediate member 16 of saidframe (see Fig. 3). Said washing machine comprises a tub body 19 which rests at its bottom. on the top edges -of said frame members before mentioned, and the top of said tub body is closed by a. stationary top Wall part 20 and a lid 21 which is hinged thereto so as to j Swingin a plane parallel to and-adjacent the rear longitudinal member 11 of the frame.

22 indicates the upright operating shaft of the washing machine which is journaled in a bearing sleeve 23 made integral with a bracket plate 24 fixed to the hinged lid 21. Said shaft is concentrically arranged relative to the tub body, into which it depends and is provided on the end Within the ltub with a dolly or agitator 25. To the top end of said shaft is fixed an upwardly facing bevel gear 26 which meshes with a segmental bevel gear 27 yfixed to .the inner end of a. horizontal rock shaft 28.

The rock shaft 28 extends radially with4 end of said shaft projects beyond the edge of the lid 21 toward the end frame members 12 and has fixed thereto a prime mover lever` 29. .To the load arm 31 of said lever is operatively connected one end of a link 32,

the other end, of which is connected to a' crank pin 33a of a large gear 33, journaled on a stud 34 fixed relative to said bracket plate 24. This stud extends parallel with the shaft28 but is spaced therefrom so as to belocated in a plane above and to the rear of the hinged edge of the tub lid 21. It is apparent from the foregoing description, that a rockingmovement of the hand lever 29 will 'be transposed into a continuous rotary movement of the ear 33 and into an alternating rotary movement of the upright -operating shaft y22, by the means hereinbe- .verse member i6, are provided upright members 37, 37, which terminate at their top in the plane of the top' ends ofthe legs la.. Said uprights are braced and connected together attheir top by means of a transverse member 38. To the transverse members 36 and 33 is fined a longitudinally extending platform a0 upon which is mounted a/centrifugal Wringer indicated as la vvhole by the numeral all. Said wringer is adapted to extract the surplus Water from the cloth,- ing after being operated upon by the Wash ing machine 17. rllhe said centrifugal wringer is preferably arranged a trifle back from the front of the bench 10 and comprises an open top cylindrical can or con -tainer ai); having a bottom Wall which rests yupon and is fixed to said platform in any suitable manner. A clothes basket la is coaxially arranged Within the cylindric Wall of said container and is adapted to receive the clothes to be vvrung. Said basket is ,adapted to be rotated at high speed Within said container. llt comprisesan upright cylindric Wall l5 of open Wire mesh spaced from the upright Wall of the container and a bottom Wall 46, which is spaced from the.

bottom Wall of the container. Concentrically arrangedrelative to the basket ZAC and fixed to its bottom Wall is a -depending shaft l? Which extendsthrough and beyond the platform s0. A downwardly facing beve] gear 48 is fixed to said shaft 4:7 beloiv the platform 40. An ant-ifriction bearing i9 is provided forsaid basket and. to Prevent a vertical displacement ofI said basket and shaft, a clip 50 fixed to the under side of the said platform, is caused to engage a collar 51 on said shaft-below the gear a3.

The bevel gear t8 meshes with a like gear ,A52 fixed to one end of a longitudinally eX` ftending shaft which is journaled in suitable bearing brackets 5a, 55, depending from the platform 40. The other end of the shaft 53 extends into the vicinity of the washing machine tub and is there provided with a gear' 56 which is adapted to be operatively .engaged by the large gear before mentioned.

lt is apparent that upon rotation of the gear 33 by means' of the lever 29 as .before mentioned, a continuous rotary motlon at a high speed will be imparted to the clothes nasceva receiving basket through the gear 55 on the shaft 53 and the bevel gears d8 and 52 respectively.. When the lid 2l is swung about its hinged connection. with the'stationary top 20 of the tub, so that'clothing may be placed therein or removed therefrom, the

large gear 33 will be operatively discon` nected from the gear 56, as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig., Ll. 'When swung lntda closed position, the said gears will again op eratively mesh with each other.

The operation of my improved laundry apparatus is as follows: 'llhe tub lid 2l is swung about its hinged connection into an open position and the usual suds Water placed therein. rlFhe clothing to be operated upon is then placed "in the tub and the lid closed and-locked in this position by the usual means provided therefor. the gears 33 and 56 operatively meshing With each other. llhe operator then grasps the lever 29y and imparts a back and forth rocking movement thereto. Should the lever -happen to be on a dead center position rela tive to the gear 33. and its associated crank v pin, the operator may relieve this condition by imparting a slight push vor start to the basket 44 of the centrifugal Wringer 41. rllhe rocking movement of the lever will cause an alternating rotary movement ofthe agitator as before described, which will move the clothingthrough the Water in the tub first in one direction and then in a reverse direction. 'llhe gear 33 will have a continuous rotary movement imparted to it as before described, which continuous rotary movement is imparted to the gear 56 on the end of the shaft 53 at a high speed owing to the relative sizes of said gears. 'llhis rotative movement at high speed is imparted to the basket' of the centrifugal Wringe'r, the momentum of which will materially assist in reducing the effort on the part of the operator to rock the hand lever l 29'. When the clothing in the' Washing machine is sufficiently clean, the operator unlocks the lid and raises the same. The Washed clothing is then removed from the tub and placed in the basket of` thevcentrifugal wringer. While the tub lid is open, other clothing is placed in the tub and the lid again closed and locked. The operator again imparts a rocking movement to the lever 29 and the agitator or vdolly Will again operate to Wash the clothing` in the tub. rllhe basket of the centrifugal Wringer is now rotating at high speed and under the action of centrifugal force the clothing will closely engage the upright Wire mesh wall of the basket. The excess Water in the clothing being unrestrained, will be thrown outwardly and through the mesh` of the.

basket to be collected in the container .42 from which itis drained by means of a drain spout 42 (see Fig. 2), into any suitable rei y a better result than when empty. j

tacoma washed .and the excess4 Water extracted there'- upon Without damage 'to the same. evenfrom as has been heretofore described.

It is apparent that my improved laundry apparatus is advantageous in that two steps of a clothes washing operation may becar- .ried on by a hand operated machine at the same time with the same amount. of effort on the part of the operator as has heretofore been expended in carrying out but one of said steps, namely, that ot' washing the clothes, as the device for removing the excess Water from the clothing acts as a balance Wheel for the said washing machine and insures a smooth easy, operation of the same. v

The centrifugal extractor etl'ectually removes the Water from the clothing operated though it be of the finest lace texture. Also no buttons are torn therefrom vas always occurs when clothing is passed through an ordinary roll. wrirger, whether the same be manually or power operated.

While in describing my invention, l have referred to certain details of construction andarrangement of parts, 1 do not Wish to be limited thereto except as majY he pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:-

1. A laundry apparatus comprising a bench, a washing machine supported on said bench, a centrifugal extractor supported on said ybench in a position adjacent to said Washing machine, a prime moving lever common to both said Washing machine and to said extractor, means actuated by said lever forI operating said washing machine` and means actuated by said lever for operating said extractor.

2. A llaundry apparatus comprising al bench, a Washing machine supported on said bench, said washing machine having an alternating rotary operating member, a centrifugal extractor supported on said bench in a position adjacent to said washing ma! chine, saidextractor including a continuously rotary member, a prime moving lever common to both said Washing machine and saidextractor, means connecting said prime moving lever 'with said alternating rotary operating member .of the washing machine, and meansconnecting said prime moving vlever with the rotary member of'said extractor.

bench, said laundry apparatus comprising a bench, a washing machine supported on said bench, said washing machine having an al'- vternating rotaryv operating member, a centrifugal extractor supported on said bench in a position adjacent to said washing machine, said extractor including` a continu'- ously rotary member, a prim'emoving lever common to both said washin machine and said extractor, means connecting said prime moving lever with said alternating rotary operating member of the Washing machine, and meansconnecting said prime moving lever with the rotary .member of said extractor, the means connecting said operating lever with' said rotary member of the extrac-\ tor including separable parts whereby the extractor is operated only when the washing machine isoperated. y

4. A laundry apparatus comprising a bench, al Washing machine supported on sa id bench, said Washing lmachine having a hinged lid and operating member depending through said lid, a centrifugal extractor supported on said bench in a plane above that of the top of the washing machine, said extractor including a rotary member and an upright shaft for driving said member, a prime moving lever common to both said washing machine and said extractor carried by the hinged lid of -said washing machine, and means operatively connecting said prime moving lever on the one hand to the upright operating shaft of the washing machine, and on the other hand to the upright shaft of said extractor. j

5. A` laundry apparatus comprising a bench, a washing machine supported on said bench, said washing machine having a hinged lid and an upright alternating ro' tary operating member depending through said lid, a centrifugal extractor supported on said bench in a plane above that of the top of the washing including a rotary member and an upright shaft for driving said member, a. prime moving lever common to both said washing machine and said extractor carried. by the hinged lid of said washing machine, and means operatively connecting said prime moving lever on the one hand to the upright operating shaftof the washing machine and on the other hand to the upright shaft of said extractor, said means including meshing gears, one carried by said hinged lid and the other by said bench.

6. A laundry apparatus comprising a bench, a washing mach-ine supported on said washing machine having a hinged lid and an upright alternating rotary operating member depending through said lid, a centrifugal extractor supported on said bench in a plane above that of the top of the washing machine, saidA extractor an upright alternating rotary machine, said extractor` including a rotary member and an upright shaft for driving saitl member, a prime moving lever common to both saicl Washing niachine antl saitl extractor earrietl by the hinged licl of sacl Washing machine? andi means operatively conneetlng said prime moving lever on the one 'hancl to the upright shaft ot the washing machine, and on the other hand to the upright shaft of saicl extractor; said means including a high speed;

gear carried by said lidancl a pinion earried by saitl bencha 7. A. laundry apparatus, comprising in combination with-a washing machine, a centrifugal extractor and means for operating the washing machine and the extractor in connected rela-tion, the washing machine 'having an alternating rotary 'operatingnennen/a member antl ent-taeter having a basket atlaptetl to be eontinuonsly rotated, a prime n'xovingr1 lever eorn-inon to both the Washing machine and to the extractor9 means opera tively connecting the lever with the alternating rotary operating member of the washingP machine, antl means operativelyv connecting the lever with the rotary member ot the extractor9 including high speed gearing.,

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention ll amil: my signature in the Apresence of two Witnesses, this 16th day of 30 December, A. D., 1915,.

HENRY BRAUNLllCH Witnesses? En. KAUFMANN, Qlno. D., BnoenMaNN. 

